Abubakar is an Accounting graduate of the University of Lagos, he holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance of the Bayero University, Kano and Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Maiduguri, (COE Zuba Campus).
He is an Associate member of the Charted Institute of Stockbrokers, an Associate member of Charted Institute of Arbitration, an Associate of the Certified Institute of Pension, an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Insurance of Nigeria (CIIN) and an Associate member of the Certified Anti-money Laundering Institute of the United States and a Fellow of the Institute of Auctioneers of Nigeria.
He has held various top positions in various capital market Institution and he is the former Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Liberty and Trust Insurance Brokers Ltd.
He is the Executive Vice Chairman of Risk Hedge Insurance Brokers Ltd.